Chateau Bahans Haut Brion, Pessac Leognan, 2000 SO012726 Roagna ageworthy Chenin Blanc—offering depth and

ageworthy Chenin Blanc—offering depth and complexity that rival top white Burgundy

more breadth and more yellow fruit than the ungrafted old-vine Kabinett off the same hill in the same harvest

and the wine walks that line beautifully between freshness and depth

became owner in 2024—ensuring continuity of this natural approach

Most island wines we get excited about come from strictly volcanic terroir like Etna

Chateau Bahans Haut Brion, Pessac Leognan, 2000 SO012726 Roagna ageworthy Chenin Blanc—offering depth andThe second wine of Chateau Haut Brion from one of Bordeaux's great modern vintages, now twenty six years old and ready to pour tonight. Bahans draws on the same vineyard as the grand vin: deep Gunzian gravel, more than three metres of it in places, over clay and sand in Pessac, where the heat those stones hold and the city that has grown up around the property make it one of the earliest ripening addresses in Bordeaux. It is the usual Pessac blend of